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Chapter 3: First Day of School

That night had been one of your best nights in the city. Maybe the party wasn't so bad, after all, you spent all night thinking about it. Or maybe it was Wanda, and the little interaction after the party. Spending time with the girl was good for you, you couldn't deny that. You had your first good night's sleep after long months.

It had been a silent night, which had not happened before. You had happy dreams, which hadn't happened in a long time, you didn't have nightmares. During Sunday you helped Luke with the coloring of some drawings of yours that he had found, you spent the day coloring and doing pirate movie marathons, since that was his new addiction.

On Monday, as soon as you woke up with the alarm clock, you were worried that once again the house was silent. Luke hadn't called you at dawn, it had been a silent night. This hadn't happened for a long time.

A small sense of desperation went through your body, due to the circumstances of the last few months. You stood up quickly, you ran to Luke's room, his bed was organized, everything was in its right place. Shit shit shit. You ran again, now to the downstairs.

"I told you not to run on the stairs." Your mother's voice came from the dining room hallway.

You walked to where you heard the voice, a moment of relief passed through your body. You took a deep breath and smiled at the scene. Your mother was sitting at the table, helping Luke with the coloring. It was a pirate ship. Upon noticing your presence, they looked in your direction and both smiled. Luke stood up slowly, hurriedly ran over and hugged your legs.

"I will miss you today." Luke said with a muffled voice, he had his face hidden in your leg.

You felt your heart heavy on your chest, you bent down, took your brother in your lap and hugged him carefully. You kissed his head and smiled as you smelled him. If it had been any child, you wouldn't have had the strength to hold him, but Luke was sick and losing weight. That was easy for you.

"I thought you, Captain, had given me permission to sail new seas today." You replied by tickling the child's belly.

Luke reluctantly rolled onto your lap for a moment, controlling himself by laughing, soon wanting to leave. As you put him down, he made a funny face and looked at you seriously.

"It's just that mommy doesn't know how to make cool characters, for the stories we do." He said, lowering his head, speaking with a dramatic tone.

Your mother made a sound of surprise, causing Luke to look at you and burst into laughter. You laughed along with the child and as you looked at your mother, she shook her head smiling.

"Sorry, champ, but I promise to be as early as possible, so we can come up with the best story of the 7 seas." You said, running your hand over the boy's head. You could feel his hair starting to grow back.

Luke nodded, then ran to the table again. You approached the table, next to your mother, and kissed the woman on the forehead, who opened her smile and looked at you.

"Ready to start a new story?" Your mother asked, turning again to the drawing. She was painting the pirate ship's flag of aquamarine.

"Even though I've already met some people, I'm never happy, I'm feeling the anxiety creeping in." You confessed and looked at Luke distractedly as he drew something around the ship. "I would rather stay. Helping you guys. Are you sure you don't need me to stay here?"

Your mother pulled out an empty chair, next to you, and motioned for you to sit. As soon as you sat down, your mother took your hands on the table and looked at you, smiling.